I wish adult life had naps M-F. Maybe I should convince work that Spanish siestas are cool and we need some European culture up in here.
Sleep question
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There's a guy I work with who looks like he passes out for a while in the afternoon. In his cube. In full view of his boss's boss.
I need to adopt that strategery, since it appears to be working for him.
I need to adopt that strategery, since it appears to be working for him.
I had a nasty case of stress induced insomnia some years back and actually went to "sleep school". Biggest trick for ME (everyone is different) was if I was only getting 4 hours sleep a night, I was instructed to only go to bed 4 hours before I was to be awake. If up at 6, bed at 2am. Do that for a week then add half-hour. Technique was called sleep restriction.
Requiring 8 hours of sleep is the same as telling every man they should weigh 170 pounds or to drink 8 glasses of water a day. Everyone of us has different requirements and your body will tell you what that is if you give it a chance.
Requiring 8 hours of sleep is the same as telling every man they should weigh 170 pounds or to drink 8 glasses of water a day. Everyone of us has different requirements and your body will tell you what that is if you give it a chance.
Here I see my question, on Thursday night I typically try to go to bed a little earlier to get a little extra sleep because my Friday nights I'll typically stay up later and I do not want to be going to bed early. Often times I end up waking up earlier on Friday morning but then go back to sleep and as others have mentioned, find it harder waking up the second time. My question is, I should that extra sleep useful, even if it is harder to wake up initially?
Is the attachment from the lingerie section of the Sears catalog?
I'd say, if you can go back to sleep, do it. Once you have kids you'll appreciate every minute of sleep that you banked.
It's a condition called Cycloinsomnia. It happens to all of us after every big time Cyclone win.
I get jealous of young people and their ability to sleep. I remember when I was young sleeping 10-12 hours at a time. I can't think of a time I slept more than 9 hours in the last 20 years. I'd say only once every 2 months does my alarm actually go off (5am M-F) before I wake up on my own.
I'm not big into laying in bed after I wake up either. Once I'm awake, I'm getting up.
I'm not big into laying in bed after I wake up either. Once I'm awake, I'm getting up.
It's hard to get enough sleep when you have a 1 year old who is extremely persistent that sleeping in her crib is more like prison and only wants to lay down on top of your head / neck. I've adjusted fairly well though.
I once had a phase where in order to be more productive I tried some alternative sleep techniques. I would try to only nap 6 times a day for 30 minutes but never really fully adjusted. I also realized that I was not busy or creative enough to fill the extra hours.
I still set my alarm for 5:45 just in case, but I rarely need it. There's a couple reasons - the primary one is the infant who currently wakes up about every 2-3 hours to voice her displeasure with whatever. And I've also just gotten so used to getting up early that I usually wake up on my own some time around 5:15 or 5:30. But I do think that if you wake up an hour or so before your alarm goes off, you're better off just getting up and getting the day started. Going back to sleep for that long is going to put you deep enough into your sleep cycle that you're going to feel tired when your alarm does go off.
Today, the baby woke up at 3:45, like wide awake. I was a little groggy at first but by the time she dozed off around 5 am, there was no way I was going to get back to sleep. So I just got a super early jump on my day - did some laundry, unloaded the dishwasher, got all the lunches packed and breakfast made - even squeezed in a hot yoga class. My afternoon crash is going to be spectacular, but that's how it goes.
Today, the baby woke up at 3:45, like wide awake. I was a little groggy at first but by the time she dozed off around 5 am, there was no way I was going to get back to sleep. So I just got a super early jump on my day - did some laundry, unloaded the dishwasher, got all the lunches packed and breakfast made - even squeezed in a hot yoga class. My afternoon crash is going to be spectacular, but that's how it goes.
I can't remember ever sleeping that much. Even when I was in my teens and early 20s, my idea of sleeping in was maybe 8:30 or 9 am. Seems like a waste of time.
My alarm is set for 5:30. I usually wake up much earlier (1:30-3:00) and toss and turn a bunch. I finally fall asleep sometime and when the alarm goes off I'm in a complete fog.
Anymore if I wake up between 4:30 & 5:00 I'll usually just get up and get on the treadmill to get that agony over with for the day.
Anymore if I wake up between 4:30 & 5:00 I'll usually just get up and get on the treadmill to get that agony over with for the day.
I think kids in elementary school is the sweet spot for parental sleep. They sleep through the night and don't have tons of homework and activities.
My high school kids are usually in sports, so they have practice after school. They have AP classes and lots of homework. Even if they just eat dinner after practice and then get right on the homework, they will be up after midnight frequently. Somehow, I can't just bring myself to go to bed until they do. And then I'm up at 6:00 to make sure everyone gets going and fed in the morning. I unintentionally nap on occasion.
My high school kids are usually in sports, so they have practice after school. They have AP classes and lots of homework. Even if they just eat dinner after practice and then get right on the homework, they will be up after midnight frequently. Somehow, I can't just bring myself to go to bed until they do. And then I'm up at 6:00 to make sure everyone gets going and fed in the morning. I unintentionally nap on occasion.
Me too. I don't ever lie down with the intention of going to sleep during the day - again, feels like a waste of time. As my dad says, I'm burning daylight. But I do occasionally doze off if I'm just sitting down and rocking or feeding the baby.
A nice warm baby on your chest kind of naturally puts you to sleep. I was always afraid I would drop one of them, but it never happened. And better to do sitting up, was also afraid I would fall asleep nursing in bed and roll over on them, so I would sit up unless my husband was awake.
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Funny, but no. I started to get into falling into REM sleep quickly. I've never been one to dream a bunch or at least be able to remember them. You'll never have more vivid dreams than on this sleep pattern.
